Raise Your Glass

"Raise Your Glass" is a song recorded by American singer Pink for her first greatest hits album Greatest Hits... So Far!!! (2010). It was written by Pink along with frequent collaborators Max Martin and Karl "Shellback" Schuster. The song celebrates the first decade since Pink's debut in 2000, and is dedicated to her fans who have been supporting her over the years. It was released as lead single from Greatest Hits... So Far!!! on October 5, 2010, by LaFace Records.

"Raise Your Glass" was released to both critical and commercial success, being acclaimed by most music critics and described as a party anthem, and reaching the top-ten in several countries, including the US, where it became Pink's third number-one single. In 2011, "Raise Your Glass" was ranked at number thirteen on the "Top 40 Year End Chart" based on Mediabase.

The song was featured in a commercial for the 2011 film Bridesmaids, and in the theatrical trailers for the films What's Your Number? and New Year's Eve. Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause and Gleb Savchenko danced the tango to the song on the 29th season premiere of Dancing with the Stars.

Background
"Raise Your Glass" was announced as the lead single from Pink's then-upcoming greatest hits compilation on October 1, 2010. The song follows a strong pop style, in much similar fashion to her previous work with producer Max Martin. Pink describes the song as a "celebration for people who feel left out from the popular crowd." In an interview for MTV, Pink comments on the song: "I don't know if it's going to be huge, but it is new. I did three new songs. It was good timing. I had been on the road for two years and I hadn't written anything and I wanted to write a song about underdogs. Instead of going and becoming a cover girl, I kind of just hit the road and pounded the pavement...and became a touring artist. You don't have to be popular when you're a touring artist, you just have to be good, and this is a thank you for the fans."

Critical reception
The song received acclaim from contemporary music critics. Nick Levine from Digital Spy was largely positive with the song, giving it 5/5 stars and describing it as "a full-throttle pop/rock stomper with a chorus as subtle as a porn star's cleavage, some classic Pink ad-libs and the best so-dumb-it's-genius couplet of the year: 'Don't be fancy / Just get dancey'... after ten years of sterling service to all things pop, the (pink) champagne's on us." Becky Bain from Idolator said that "Pink lifts her glass to toast all the 'dirty little freaks' in her new party track." Fraser McAlpine from BBC blog rated it 4/5 stars, saying that "it has to SOUND like wild and crazy fun. It should probably rock, or at least claim to rock. There must be a big celebratory chorus, something which brings everyone together in a glorious celebration of Brand Pink. There should be a few silly one-liners, rampant abuse of the English language, a few extravagant claims, a strutting self-regard mixed with a giggling self-depreciation, a sneer and a smile."

Chart performance
In the United States, "Raise Your Glass" became Pink's third number one and her tenth top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It put Pink third on the list of female artists with most top 10 hits in the 2000s, behind Rihanna, who had collected 18 Top 10 hits since 2005 and Beyoncé, with 14. It took the song eight weeks to hit the Hot 100's apex, where it stayed for a single week. "Raise Your Glass" also became the singer's fifth chart topper on the Adult Pop Songs chart, giving her the most number ones on the chart of a female artist by then, and putting her in a tie with the band Nickelback for the most number ones on the chart out of all artists. "So What," Pink's only previous 3-million seller, reached that level in 26 weeks. By August 2013, "Raise Your Glass" had sold 4,162,000 copies. On July 10, 2017, it was certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In Australia, "Raise Your Glass" climbed to the top of the ARIA Singles Chart in only 24 hours. It also debuted atop the charts in Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. Elsewhere, it became a top five hit in Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, and Scotland and a top ten hit in Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, and on a composite European Hot 100 Singles chart. In the United Kingdom, "Raise Your Glass" peaked number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. It has since surpassed double Platinum status in the United Kingdom.

Music video
A music video for "Raise Your Glass" was filmed on October 4, 2010. It marked Pink's twelfth collaboration with director Dave Meyers. Based around one of Pink's real-life experiences, it features a celebration of gay marriage, expressing her views that people should not feel any differently towards gay marriage than straight marriage. Pink commented on the video in an interview for MTV News: "I threw my best friend's wedding in my backyard — she is lesbian and she married her wife, and it was absolutely beautiful. At the end of it, her mom said, 'Why can't this be legal?' and started crying. It was just the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen, so that's why I'm doing it in my video." The video was released on Pink's official website on November 1, 2010.

Live performances
"Raise Your Glass" serves as the opening song of The Truth About Love Tour. Pink performed the song live at American Music Awards of 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. It has also been added to Pink's Beautiful Trauma Tour, Pink Summer Carnival, and Trustfall Tour.

Other versions
In 2011, the Maccabeats, an a cappella group from Yeshiva University, did a parody of the song called "Purim Song", referring to Jewish holiday Purim. "Purim Song" charted in the top 10 of Billboard Comedy Digital Songs.

Credits and personnel
Credits lifted from the liner notes of "Raise Your Glass."


 * Songwriting – Pink, Max Martin, Shellback
 * Production and recording – Max Martin, Shellback
 * Keyboards – Max Martin
 * Drums, guitar and bass – Shellback
 * Gang vocals – Pink, Carey Hart, Max Martin, Shellback


 * Assistant recording – Sal "El Rey" Ojeda
 * Additional recording – Michael Ilbert
 * Mixing – Serban Ghenea
 * Mix engineer – John Hanes
 * Assistant mix engineer – Tim Roberts